Low pressure area moving inland continues to cause heavy to very heavy rain
(Baonghean.vn) - According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the low pressure area over the northern provinces continues to move northwest. Warnings of landslides, flash floods, and flooding in low-lying areas continue to occur in the mountainous areas of the northern and north-central regions.
Due to the influence of the low pressure trough with an axis through the North, which is strongly active with a low pressure area moving into the mainland of the North, yesterday and last night (as of 1:00 a.m. on August 31), in the North, there continued to be moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in some places with common rainfall ranging from 50-100mm, higher in some places such as: Bac Yen (Son La) 157mm, Co Noi (Son La) 153mm, Km 46 (Son La) 156mm, Moc Chau (Son La) 130mm, Hoa Binh 111mm, Mai Chau (Hoa Binh) 126mm, Van Chan (Yen Bai) 156mm, ...
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Despite living at a higher elevation, during the recent flood, 17 households in Canh Tang village (Yen Thang commune, Tuong Duong district) had their houses submerged by floodwater. Photo: Archive |
Currently (August 31):The low pressure area over the northern provinces continues to move to the Northwest.Forecast, due to the influence of the low pressure area developing from the low level to 5000m moving deep into the Northwest region, today (August 31), the Northwest and Viet Bac regions continue to have moderate to heavy rain (rainfall 25-50mm/12 hours), especially Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau have very heavy rain (50-100mm/12 hours).
Warning:Today (August 31), the peak of heavy rain is concentrated in the Northwest and Viet Bac regions, especially the provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Dien Bien, and Lai Chau.Disaster risk level due to heavy rain: level 1, except for the provinces of Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La: level 2.
Flash flood, landslide and flooding warning
Landslides, flash floods, and flooding in low-lying areas continue to occur in the mountainous regions of the North and North Central regions, especially in provinces such as:Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Ha Giang, Bac Kan, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An; flooding in low-lying areas, especially in Hoa Binh, Son La, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to flash floods and landslides in the mountainous areas of the North and North Central regions: level 1; for the provinces onlyHoa Binh, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Lai Chau, Dien Bien and Son La: level 2.